Vanity box



Aug. 5 1924.

N. KASDAN ET Af.

VANITY BOX ATTORNEY Filed Feb. 26, 1924 Patented Aug. 5, i924.

NATHAN KASDAN, OF NEW YORK, AND DANIEL lPOLLACi, OE BROOKLYN', NE YORK,

ASSGNOBS TO MAJESTIC MACHINE @t TOOL CO., INC., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ACOR- VANITY BOX.

Application filed February 26, 1924. Serial No. `635,178.

To NZZ whom t may concern.' I

Be it known that we, NATHAN KAsDAN, a. citizen of Russia, and a residentof Bronx, in the county of Bronx, city and State of N ew York, andDANIEL PoLLAoK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident 'ofBrooklyn, Kings County, New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprove ments in Vanity Boxes, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention relates to improvements in vanity boxes or cases of theclass adapted to contain a mirror and hold a compact of toilet powderand a compact of rouge, with the necessary pads or puffs, and saidinvention consists in the novel features and combinations of partshereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

- In accordance with our invention the powder compact is formed in a cupwhich snugly lits within the body portion of the box, well below theupper edge thereof. and we provide an insert for the cover of the boxcarrying a slidable mirror frame holding a mirror, said insert being ofring formation and adapted to receive a cup within which the rougecompact is formed, and said mirror frame being adapted to lie upon thering member and over the rouge compact and to be slid outwardlytherefrom so as to expose the rouge and position the mirror for use.

The object of the invention is to provide a vanity case of the classreferred to which shal1 be durable and convenient of use and the partsof which are compact and adapted to be held within a box or case ofmoderate dimensions. One feature of the invention is to provide a vanitybox or case in which the body and cover portions are adapted to receivemetallic cups in which the powder' compact and the rouge compact areformed.I said. cups being readily removable so as to be replaced, whennecessary, by cups containing` fresh compacts. y i y .A further featureof the invention resides in the provision of adequate means for slidablymounting' the mirror frame onthe frame which receives the rouge compactand to so proportion these frames that when the box is open the mirrorframe may be slid outwardly to expose the rouge compact and that whenthe box is closed the mirror frame will lie within the, upper portion ofthe, body of the box above the puff which rests upon the face powdercompact. Our invention also provides means for latching the cupcontaining the rouge compact detachably in position.

, The invention will be fully understood from the descriptionhereinafter presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawing,in which:

Fig. l is a central vertical longitudinal section through a vanity boxembodying our invention, the box being shown in open po-- sitionexposing the face-powder compact, located in the body of the box, therouofe compact, located in the cover portion of the box, andthe mirrorwhich is shown in its outwardly extended position;

Fig 2 is a front elevation of the same, taken from the right hand sideof Fig. l; Fig. Sis a central vertical longitudinal section through thebox, shown in closed position;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged top view of the insert or attachment provided forthe cover portion of the box, one member of said insert being of ringformation and having an open center to receive the cup for the rougecompact and the other member of the insert being a slidable frame forholding a mirror and mounted on said ring member, the glass mirror beingomitted;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the insert shown in Fig. 4 when the membersthereof are slid together, the latch for retaining the rouge-cup beingshown in its inoperative or reversed position in Fig. 4 and in itsoperative or securing position in Fig. 5;

Fig. 6 is a vertical section through the slidable mirror-frame and itsmirror, taken on the dotted line 6--6 of Fig. l;

Fig. 7 is a vertical transverse section, on

an enlarged scale, showing the means for connecting the mirror-framewith the ring member held within the cover of the box, the section beingtaken on the dotted line 7:-7 of Fig. 4; l l Fig. 8 is a top viewof amodified oons'truction of insert for the cover of the box, themirror-frame member, without the mirror, being shown in its outwardlyextended position; i i. Y, p Y, Y Fig. V9 is a central'` verticallongitudinal section through the same taken on the dotted line 9`-9 ofFig. V8, the glass mirror being shown inits frame in Fig.` 9; y

Fig. l0 iS a verticalAv transverse section through the slidable framecarrying the mirror, taken on the dotted line -10 of Fig. 9, and

Fig 11 is a vertical transverse section, on an enlarged ScaleVthrOughthe adjoining portions of the slidable mirror-frame and the rougeholding member, taken on the dotted line 11-11 of Fig. 8.

1n the drawings, referring to Figs. 1 to 7 inclusive, 15 designates thebody of the box and 16 the cover therefor, said body being cylindricaland of appropriate depth and connected by a hinge 17 with said cover 16,

Vwhich is cylindrical and formed with a domed or convex top 18. Afeature of the construction of the body 15 and cover 16 is that the rimof the cover is slightly less in diameter than the upper portion of thebody 15 and', in the closed position of the cover, enters said body. Thecover 16 is formed along its annular upper edge with an offset shoulder19 which, in the closed position of the cover, seats upon and coversover the upper edge of the body 15, as sho-wn in Fig. 3. At its frontedge the rim of the cover 16 is formed with a slight projection 2()which snaps into a recess 21 of the body 15 when the cover is closed,for latching the cover in closed position. The body 15 detachablyreceives a metallic cup 22 within which the face-powder compact 23 isdirectly formed and which snugly fills the lower portion of the body 15,as shown in Fig. 1. Upon the compact 23'is loosely placed apuff or pad24.

The cover 16 receives an insert 25 which is of sheet-metal and ringformation and has a flat face section 14 and an outer edge flange 26(Fig. 1) which closely fits'within the rim of the cover 16. The insert25 has a commodious open center 27, and around its in ner edges saidinsert 25 is formed with an annular edge iiange 28 and an inwardlyextended angular flange 29 (Fig. l) which is integral with the inneredge of the flange 28 and provides suitable means for snugly receivingand supporting a metallic cup 30 within which is formed therouge-compact 31, said cup 30 along its outer edge being fiangedlaterally to seat upon the transverse surface of the angle flange 29,while the vertical portion of the flange 29 snugly encompasses the sidesof said cup 30. Upon the rouge-compact 31 will be placed a pu or ad 32,as usual.

. o the rear portion of the insert`25 is piv- V otally secured a rotarylatch plate 33, and

' and flanged under the said insert so as to permanently secure theplate 33 to the insert. The face 14 of the insert 25 is preferablyrecessed, as at 35, to receive ,the plate 33. The

plate 33 is semi-circular in outline, and when in its operative positionshown in Fig. 1, extends at its then inner edge over the adjacent edgesof the box 30 and puff 32, and when in that position the plate 33 servesto latch the cup 30 in position and to aid in retaining the puff 32 inposition on the compact 3l. When it is desired to remove the cup 30 forthe purpose of supplying a new cup containing a compact, the plate 33will be swiveled on the'eyelet 34 from its operative position shown inFig. 1 to its inoperative position shown in Fig. 4. When the plate 33 isturned tothe position shown in Fig. 4, its edge which had overlapped theedge of the cup 30, becomes turned out wardly and then extends over theadjacent portion of the body 15 of the4 box, and said plate 33 when inthis position allows the cup 30 to be withdrawn from and a new cupinserted into the o-pening 27 of the insert 25. The latch plate 33 isturned to its releasing position shown in Fig. 4 when the vanity box isopen, and theV box cannotv be closed while the plate 33 is in itsunlatched position, and hence the location of the plate 33 compels theturning of the plate to its closed position after a new box 30 has beenapplied to the insert 25, since otherwise the box itself cannot beclosed.

We apply to the'insert 25 a sheet metal frame 36 which is circular andof about the same diameter as the insert 25 and is adapted to receive aglass mirror 37. rlhe frame 36 is in the form of a circular plate havingan edge flange 38 which encompasses the bezel 39 for the mirror. frame36 has raised portions 40 at opposite sides of its center against whichthe mirror seats so that the mirror has a firm even bearing within theframe 36 and is held thereon by the bezel 39 and from the fact that theouter edge of the flange 38 is spun over against the bezel, as shown inFigs. 1 and 6. The frame 36 is slidably mounted upon the The bottom ofthe insert or ring-member25, being shown in its,

frame and from edge portion to edge portion thereof, and at the sides ofthe slot 41 the frameis formed with strengthening and guidingv ribs 42,andthe means connecting the frame 36 with the insert 25 consists of athin plate 45 stamped out from sheet metal and having two upper lateraloppositely extending arms 43V (Fig. 7) which bear against the ribs 42,and two Vlongitudinal arms 44 which extend through holes formed in thefront portion of the insert 25 and are bent toward each other under theadjacent portion of said insert, as shown in Fig. 1. The plate isrigidly aflixed to the insert 25`by means of the arms 44, and the arms43 of said plate, by projecting laterally over the ribs 42 of the frame36, retain said frame iatwise upon the insert 25 and permit the frame tobe slid outwardly from its inner position shown in Fig. 5 to its outerposition shown in Fig. 4. When the frame 36 is slid outwardly ituncovers the rouge compact 31 for use and positions the mirror 37 forconvenient'use, the inclination of the mirror being controlled at thehinge 17.

The body 15 of the box therefore holds the cup 22 containing the powdercompact 23 and the pad 24, and the cover 15 holds the insert 25 and cup30 for the rouge compact 31. The outer fiat surface of the insert 25 ispractically flush with the free edge of the rim of the cover 16, andsaid insert holds the frame 36 carrying the mirror 37. When the fra-me36 is slid outwardly to carry the mirror to the position shown in Fig.1, said frame extends rearwardly over and beyond the edge of the cover,and when the frame 36 is slid inwardly to close the mirror over therouge compact, or to the position shown in Fig. 3, and the box isclosed, the frame 36 extends downwardly into the upper portion of thebody l15 and positions the mirror closely over the puff or pad 24 forthe powder compact. It will be seen on reference to Fig. 3 that when thecover 16 is closed its rim enters the edge of the body 15, and that theframe 36 is below the cover proper and within said bodyT 15.

The raised seats 40 for the mirror prevent the reverse face of themirror from injury during the sliding movement of the mirror frame 36along the arms 43 of the fastener-plate 45. The ribs 42 ofthe frame 36and the arms 43 are below the horizontal plane of the mirror-seatsv 40,as shown in Fig. 7, and the ribs 42 stiifen those portions of the frame36 adjacent to the slot 41 therein and present limited friction surfacesto rub against the arms 43 during the sliding movements of themirror-frame 36.

The ring insert 25 closely iits within the cover 16 and may be securedtherein by indentations in its flange 26 entering correspondingindentations Ain the rim of the cover'16, these locking indentationsbeing common` in boxes and corresponding with theindentations 20, 21hereinbefore referred to and being indicated in Fig. 1 at the then upperend of the open cover 16.

The latch-plate 33 will preferably be 'formed with a heading along itsedge, as

shown, t0 stien andadd a finish to the plate and to facilitate theoperation of the plate by ones finger.

The ring insert .member 25 and slidable mirror frame 36, with its mirror37, constitute an attachment to be applied to boX- covers and may bemade the subject Yof a separate article of manufacture to be sold to boxmakers.

In Figs. 8 to 11 inclusive, is shown a modified construction of insertor attachment and therein 46 denotes the circular insert member and 47the mirror frame member. The member 46 is formed from one integral pieceof sheet metal and has a fiat upper face portion 48, an outer edgedepending skirt or flange 49 to be forced into the box-cover, a centralcup or receptacle 50 to receive a rouge compact 51, a lip 52 eX- tendingover one edge| of the cup 50 to aid in retaining a puff on the compact51 and spring fingers 53 in the sides of the cup 50 for securing thecompact 51 in place.

The mirror frame 47 is in one integral piece of sheet metal and iscircular in outline and of about the same diameter as the insert member46. The member 47 has a vertical edge flange 54 to receive the bezel 55for the mirror, two oppositely projected raised arcuate headings orseats 56 for the mirror 57, two long longitudinal parallel slots 58 andtwo parallel ribs 59, one rib being adjacent to each of said slots.

The mirror-frame 47 is slidably connected with the insert member 46 bymeans of a fastener 60 which is a strip of metal whose body portion 61bridges across the ribs 59 and whose end portions extend downwardlythrough the slots 58 and through holes 62 in the face of the insertmember 46 and are then bent, laterally in opposite direct-ions to formsecuring arms 63, as shown in Fig. 11 The fastener 60 is stationary withthe insert member 46 and permits the mirror frame to lie over saidmember 46 or be slid outl wardly therefrom to the position shown inFigs. 8 and 9. The attachment consisting` of the members 46, 47 has thesame operation as the attachment consisting of the members 25, 36 shownin Figs. 1 to 7 inclusive. In the'construction shown in Fig. 9 the cup50 is integral with the insert member 46 instead of being a separatecup, and the mirror frame 47 possesses in different structural form allthe essential features of the mirror frame 36 of Figs. 1 to 7 inclusive.

lWhat we claim as our invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is:

1. A vanity-box comprising a body portion to hold a powder compact andpuii therefor, a cover hinged `to said body portion at one edge thereofand adapted at its riml to close down into said body and an attachmentapplied to said cover comprising a circular insert member closelyiitting within the rim of the cover and adapted to adm-it a rougecompact and its puff and a circular mirror frame holding a mirror andmounted on and connected with said insert member and adapted to coverthe same and also to be moved outwardly from over the same when the boxis open, the means connecting the mirror frame with said insert memberbeing rigid with the insert member and maintaining said frame and memberparallel.

g 2. A vanity-box as claimed in claim l, in which the insert member hasa flat Vface portion on the plane of the free edge of the rim of thecover and in which the mirror frame may be slid over said edge when thebox is open and also extend downwardly below said edge when the box isclosed and enter the body of the box and lie above the powder compacttherein.

3. A vanity-box as claimed in claim l, in which the mirrorV frame islongitudinally slotted and in which the means connecting said frame withthe insert member is a fastener having an upper portion engaging saidJframe, a portion extending through the slot thereof and a portionfastened to the insert member.

Y 4. A vanity-box as claimed in claim l, in which the mirror frame islongitudinally slotted to slide upon the means connecting the same tosaid insert member and in which said frame has raised seats for themirror to clear the same from said: connecting means.

5. A vanity-box as claimed in claim 1, in which the mirror frame isslotted to slide upon the means connecting the same with said insertmember and in which said frame has raised seats for the mirror to clearthe same from said connecting means and also raised ribs to ride againstsaid connecting means when the mirror frame is slid outwardly andinwardly.

6. A vanity-box as claimed in claim l, in which the insert member has aninwardly extending member to aid in retaining the rouge puttl inposition.

7 A vanity-box as claimed in claim l, in which the mirror frame islongitudinally slotted to slide upon the means connecting the same withsaid insert member, and in which said means comprises a plate fitted tosaid slot and having laterally extending arms engaging the upper surfaceof said frame and depending arms extending through holes in the insertmember and bent under said member.

8. A vanity-box as claimed in claim l, in which the insert member has aflat circular face portion to receive the mirror frame and a memberextending inwardly over one edge ofthe rouge .compact from said Jfaceportion.

9.` A vanity-box as claimed in claim l, in which the insert member has aflat circular face portion to receive the mirror frame and a latch plateextending inwardly over one edge of the rouge compact from said` faceportion, said latch plate being pivotally l1. A vanity-box as Vclaimedinclaim 1,' in which said insert member has a flat facev portion toreceive the mirror frame and a flanged opening to detachably receive andsupport a hanged cup holding the Vrouge compact.

l2. A vanity-box as claimed in-claim l,

in whichsaid insert member has a iiat :tace t portion to receive themirror frame, a

anged opening to detachablyreceive and support a flanged cup holding therouge compact and a pivotedlatch'plate to extend over the edge of saidcup, said latch plate being at the rear portion of the insert memberadjacent to thehinge of the box and when turned to its inoperativeposition being adapted to extend over the adjacent portion of the bodyof the box. Y 13. A vanity-box as'claimed` in claim l, in which theinsert member Yhas'a flat face portion on the plane of the free edge ofthe rim of the cover and in which the mirror frame may be slid overVvsaid edge when the box is open and also extend downwardly below saidedge when the box is closed and enter the body of thel boxV and lieabove the powder compact therein, and in which also theV cover is formedaroundits upper edge withian annular shoulder to engage and seat againstthe upper edgeof the body of the box when rthe cover is closed.

14. A vanity-box comprising a body por" tion havingtherein a removablecup holding a powder-compact and its pui, a cover hinged to saidbodyportionand an attach# ment applied to said cover comprisingfa circularinsert member having an edge skirt or flange closely kfitting within therim of said cover and a iianged opening to receive a cup holding 'airouge compact and its puit and also means for detachably retaining saidcup in position, and a circular mirror frame holding a mirror andmounted on and'connected with said insert member and adapted to coverthe same and also to be slid outwardly therefrom to expose the rougewhen the box is open, the means connecting the mirror frame with saidinsert memberbeing rigid with said member and lOl) said frame beingslottedfto slide upon said Y means.

Signed at New York city, inthe countyand State of New Yorlngtlhis 25thday of` February, `1924. Y v

` NATHAN Kaspan DANIELV PoLLAoK.

